For over 50 years Ghanaian coffin-artist extraordinaire Paa Joe has been sending the deceased down in a blaze of glory, or, more precisely, four-door, pimped up Mercedes-Benz or giant golden eagles or anything else you fancy. As Paa Joe's handiwork goes Inside a storeroom at a Nottingham industrial estate, an artist is putting the final touches to a miniature Viking longship. The ship is not intended for the seas, but is a coffin commissioned by a client of Nottingham company Crazy Coffins. The company is Creative Coffins makes eco-friendly cardboard caskets - guaranteed to make a graveside fashion statement. As well as the mundane wood or wicker effect boxes, customers can opt for leopard print or chocolate box coffins to carry them into the next life. A bespoke coffin for the funeral of a former Britain's tallest man has been made measuring 8ft-long. Christopher Greener, who grew to 7ft 6ins before surgical intervention stopped him growing, will be laid to rest in a casket carried by 10 pallbearers. Have you ever thought about what kind of coffin you'd like to be buried in? It’s not a question that people have The company also offers a range of colourful and bespoke coffins via its link with Oxford-based firm Colourful Coffins. Oxford-based Colourful Coffins has been leading the way in bespoke casket design since its launch 10 years ago and has seen its sales increasing by 30 per cent each year for the last three years. Memorable designs have included a coffin designed to look .
Sue Irwin, from Blisland, near Bodmin, is in the process of launching Journey to Heaven, a new business which will supply personalised, bespoke coffins that have been painted with eco-friendly paint. The idea is that relatives can see their loved ones in a For people who refuse to go quietly, there’s a perfect way to ensure your friends remember what a kooky character you were – a bespoke coffin. As part of the Southbank Centre’s ’Death: Festival for the Living’ there will be an exhibition A London festival takes a lighter look at life and death with an exhibition of quirky, bespoke coffins. “Death: Southbank Centre’s Festival for the Living” includes “Boxed,” a coffin art exhibition that takes place Jan. 20-29. This content has not been independently verified. A collection of bespoke coffins by 'Crazy Coffins' in Nottingham and the famous 'Pa Joe' workshop in Ghana on display during a festival celebrating life and death. London, United Kingdom. 21st January 2012 .
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